Antya-līlāChapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 18.84

sakhi he, dekha kṛṣṇera jala-keli-rańge

kṛṣṇa matta kari-vara, cañcala kara-puṣkara,

gopī-gaṇa kariṇīra sańge

SYNONYMS

sakhi heO My dear friends; dekha — just see; kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; jala-keli — of the pastimes in the water; rańge — the sporting mood; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; matta — maddened; kari-vara — chief elephant; cañcala — restless; kara-puṣkara — lotus palms; gopī-gaṇa — the gopīs; kariṇīra — of the she-elephants; sańgein the company.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friends, just see Lord Kṛṣṇa's sporting pastimes in the water! Kṛṣṇa's restless palms resemble lotus flowers. He is just like the chief of mad elephants, and the gopīs who accompany Him are like she-elephants.

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